Terraria For Consoles Receiving Huge 1.2 Update Today

Terraria developer Re-Logic is releasing the massive 1.2 update for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Vita versions of the game today.

The update, which was released for PC last October, brings numerous graphical enhancements, bug fixes, new bosses, recipes and items, as well as tweaks to NPC behavior. A full change log can be viewed on the official Terraria forums, but we've picked some of our favorites which you can see below.

You no longer need to jump to ascend single blocks.

You can now craft early game magic robes and staves.

Rain and blizzards have been added.

Werewolf form has been buffed and can take place every night.

Chests are graphically tailored to their individual biomes.

There are 8 new friendly NPCs.

There are over 100 new enemies.

There are 4 new bosses.

There are 15 new pets that can be found in chests and dropped off of enemies.

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Terraria was originally released for PC in 2011, and since then it has been brought to PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, iOS and Android devices. We loved every version of the game, especially the PlayStation Vita version because of its awesome touchscreen implementation.

Jimmy Champane is a freelance writer who is definitely going to jump back into Terraria. Follow him on Twitter and on IGN.